Multifamily REITs have lots of money from eager Wall Street investors, but it’s hard to find good opportunities to buy properties in core markets. Apartment REITs have been net sellers overall in 2014, though by a very small margin.“They are looking to optimize their portfolios,” says Ben Thypin, director of market analysis for Real Capital Analytics (RCA), based in New York City. “A common strategy has been to shed non-core and build their assets in core markets.”Read More: http://nreionline.com/reits/reits-struggle-buy-apartments

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Ben Carlos Thypin

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